by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nutrition Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,330 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,647 and had an average of $23,229 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 726 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,860 and $24,710 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. That schools that top this list have a program in nutrition science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The nutrition science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree nutrition science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 16 associates’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nutrition Science at Tulsa Community College
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #3 spot on the list. University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of the Incarnate Word Nutrition Science Report
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